frontpage.
newsnewestaskshowjobs

Made with ♥ by @iamnishanth

Open Source @Github

Ask HN: Anyone making a living from a paid API?

183•meander_water•21h ago•140 comments

Ask HN: What is the best LLM for consumer grade hardware?

229•VladVladikoff•2d ago•175 comments

Ask HN: What's the best AI for meme creation?

2•faangguyindia•7h ago•2 comments

Ask HN: Why reinvent front-end frameworks and static site builders?

3•keepamovin•9h ago•2 comments

Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

346•david927•6d ago•1068 comments

Ask HN: GEtting a Remote Job in the US

6•gsablewskinunes•17h ago•10 comments

Ask HN: How do I learn practical electronic repair?

11•juanse•1d ago•11 comments

What motivates you to contribute to open source projects?

17•rizs12•1d ago•13 comments

Ask HN: Hardware for 1k RPS?

5•gsky•1d ago•3 comments

Volume label field can't be longer than "VolumeLabel" when formatting in Windows

4•eisolo•1d ago•3 comments

Ask HN: How do you improve code for future AI?

2•tmaly•22h ago•3 comments

How to improve interview skill?

6•gogo61•1d ago•9 comments

Ask HN: Lisp eval vs. Lisp macros. Are they the same underlying concept?

9•behnamoh•1d ago•10 comments

Tell HN: Namecheap pre-purchasing searched domain names?

19•iamtoomas•2d ago•27 comments

Ask HN: Anyone struggling to get value out of coding LLMs?

339•bjackman•6d ago•275 comments

Ask HN: How do you set up a new dev machine? (2025 edition)

10•daryllxd•2d ago•7 comments

Ask HN: Why doesn't Google offer POS credit card reader like Square?

2•Openai2•1d ago•5 comments

Ask HN: How are people using ChatGPT to increase productivity in personal life?

13•shreythecray•2d ago•12 comments

Tell HN: eBay doesn't allow changing country

7•peterburkimsher•1d ago•5 comments

Ask HN: Career Plateau: Looking for Advice on How to Break Through

6•vaderyondu•2d ago•9 comments

Tasks Per Day – A minimalist productivity app that works

6•TerrenceTian•2d ago•4 comments

Ask HN: New Economics of Software Development Lifecycle

4•breckenedge•1d ago•10 comments

Ask HN: Management wants to talk to my Datalake. What's the best way to do this?

4•GaiusCoffee•2d ago•1 comments

Can we take a moment to appreciate what kind of web experience we are building?

11•tomdesantis•2d ago•7 comments

Ask HN: How do you stay motivated when hunting for a job?

7•tombert•1d ago•24 comments

Ask HN: Why that many more US-based companies are hiring "US-only" remote?

18•soneca•4d ago•19 comments

Ask HN: What tools do you use to discover competitors?

4•flippyhead•1d ago•9 comments

Self-Hosted Cloudflare Alternatives

2•andyong71•1d ago•4 comments

Ask HN: Building LLM apps? How are you handling user context?

30•marcospassos•5d ago•18 comments

Best Buy is selling a $400 "digital Ethernet" cable for "cleaner, clearer sound"

16•34679•3d ago•15 comments
Open in hackernews

How to improve interview skill?

6•gogo61•1d ago
I am extremely good at my work and always get great ratings. However, my interviewing skills are extremely poor. I can't express my stories during the interview. I also tend to be in a hurry. Any resources to improve it?

I feel I need improvement on following things

- Storytelling - Tonality - Pacing - Keeping excitement

Comments

sherdil2022•1d ago
Did uou try ChatGPT to help you with the areas of improvement you have identified? You need to tailor and change it’s responses with your own words and tone.
gogo61•1d ago
Honestly, it doesn't give any honest feedback or even my area of improvement. As per ChatGPT, I am always doing good.
omosubi•9h ago
what prompt are you using?
skeptrune•1d ago
Try making youtube videos talking about your side projects. Comes with built-in KPIs via view count and retention.
gogo61•1d ago
How does it help?
dcminter•21h ago
It allows you to practice presenting yourself, which is an important part of interviewing.

Having prepared material in circumstances under your control is also likely to make it easier for you to talk about it in more stressful circumstances.

gogo61•17h ago
Okay. Yeah, i read one more resource where speaker asked to create a daily video of 3 minutes.
bruce511•1d ago
Practice.

You've done some interviews. You know what questions the ask. Write them on some flashcards. Pick a random card from time to time, and answer it.

This helps in 2 ways. Firstly you'll be better prepared for common questions. Secondly the process of figuring out how best to answer that question will help you figure out other questions faster.

Try not to sound rehersed. The goal is not to write a script. The goal is to listen, consider, respond. Remember you don't have to respond immediately. You can take a beat to consider your answer. (Take a sip of water, comment that the question is interesting, or that it's not been asked before etc.)

Sometimes deliberating and answer is just as interesting as the answer. Remember the question is just there to prompt you to talk about yourself.

Avoid "bullshit" answers. Like 'my biggest flaw is I work too hard.' Asking for flaws is a test of self-awareness. A better answer is '"I struggle with time management. I often used to work late because I couldn't leave the task unfinished. Now I understand that I was correcting that work the next day anyway, so I now end the day at a fixed time. Maybe a couple times a year I break that rule, because of a special time-sensitive thing, like a conference, but its a couple times a year, not every week."

It's a better answer because it tells them about you, tells them you're self-aware, and also sets a boundary. And it's not just a platitude you think they want to hear.

But practice. Get so you can answer and still be relaxed. Yes, you're nervous in thd interview, but being relaxed, and prepared, always improves your chances.

And remember, there are a lot of folk on the market right now, so don't be too hard on yourself. You're gonna get some rejections even after good interviews.

Good luck.

gogo61•1d ago
Thank you, Bruce. I will follow this advice.